History YMMV / AWedding1978

* DiagnosedByTheAudience: Muffin's sister Buffy rarely talks, often puts her hands against her ears, splashes water at her own reflection, has difficulty counting, and strips down in public to stand in front of a nude painting of her sister.

* DiagnosedByTheAudience: Muffin's sister Buffy rarely talks, often puts her hands against her ears, splashes water at her own reflection, has difficulty counting, and strips down in public to stand in front of a nude painting of her sister. Altman's most underrated movies.

* BrokenBase: Even among fans of Creator/RobertAltman, this is a divisive film. You either think it's one of his most underrated efforts, being a satirical masterpiece with a great EnsembleCast, or you think it's one of his worst films, being a labored, not-particularly-funny comedy that never does justice to its many characters and subplots.

** The quirky William Williamson is played by a regular Altman cast member and is the only guest outside of either family's immediate circle of close acquaintances, employees, and extended relatives to attend the wedding. He had the potential to be an AudienceSurrogate or have scenes emphasizing why he attends the wedding when most people shun Luigi, but he barely knows anyone there and has almost no lines after the scene where he's greeted.

* BrokenBase: Depending on who you ask, ''A Wedding'' is either a solid Creator/RobertAltman outing or one of his worst films. Some people consider it to be a satirical masterpiece with a great EnsembleCast, while others view it as an unfunny film which has too many characters to do any of them justice.

** Look closely and you can spot the likes of Creator/JoanAllen, Creator/TerryKinney, Creator/JohnMalkovich, Creator/LaurieMetcalf, Creator/GarySinise, and Creator/GeorgeWendt as extras.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Mack is said to be an art collector, but whether this means that he does it as a profession or that he's a RichIdiotWithNoDayJob living off his wife's money is unclear. The latter possibility could cast a different light on his efforts to have an affair with Tulip while claiming that they've had a LoveAtFirstSight moment.

The quirky William Williamson is played by a regular Altman cast member and is the only guest outside of either family's immediate circle of close acquaintances, employees, and extended relatives to attend the wedding. He had the potential to be an AudienceSurrogate or have scenes emphasizing why he attends the wedding when most people shun Luigi, but he barely knows anyone there and has almost no lines after the scene where he's greeted.

** Luigi's brother is portrayed as a LovableSexManiac, but the way his follows the clearly uninterested photographer hasn't aged well.

** The cook's son and his new wife appear to be on familiar terms with the Corelli family, are hiding their marriage to avoid overshadowing the other newlyweds, and seem happy and stable enough that they could have been {{Foil}}s to Muffin and Dino. However, they do little if anything of note after arriving back at the mansion with the wedding party.

* CultClassic: The film isn't one of the movies most associated with Altman, made less than four million dollars, is derided by some of the more prominent Altman enthusiasts, and is hard to find on home video. Nonetheless, the mixture of comedy and drama, the high quality of the acting, and the limited number of ValuesDissonance moments cause the film to regularly appear on list of Altman's most underrated movies.

** The main three security guards (particularly their leader), due to their overzealous efforts to guard the wedding gifts.

* JerkassWoobie: Bridesmaid Rosie Bean can be rude and close-minded, but her husband is having an affair with her best friend, and the ending scene hints that she may suspect this.
---> '''Rosie:''' Yeah, I think [my wedding] was the happiest day of my life. But you're right, when it's over it gets real sad.* JustHereForGodzilla: ''Film/BreakingAway'' fans who aren't sure what to think about ''A Wedding'' as a whole still enjoy seeing Creator/DennisChristopher and Paul Dooley play a father and son a year before doing the same in the former movie.

** After his mother-in-law forbade him from discussing his past and contacting his beloved family, Luigi has been mistaken for a mobster after marrying an UptownGirl who has since become a drug addict. Then, like Tulip, Luigi has to deal with whether or not his son has died in a car crash.

* ValuesDissonance: Luigi's brother is portrayed as a LovableSexManiac, but the way his follows the clearly uninterested photographer hasn't aged well.
* ValuesResonance: Gay groomsman Reedley is devoid of any stereotypical traits, his sexuality is an OpenSecret at the MilitarySchool, and only a few characters display any obvious homophobia toward him.

* ValuesDissonance: Luigi's brother is portrayed as a LovableSexManiac, but the way his leers make some women uncomfortable haven't aged well.
* ValuesResonance: Gay groomsman Reedley is devoid of any stereotypical traits, his sexuality is an OpenSecret at the MilitarySchool, and few characters displays any obvious homophobia toward him.

** The four security guards (particularly their leader), due to their overzealous efforts to guard the wedding gifts.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation
** InUniverse, Toni and her aunt argue about whether Toni is an HonestCorporateExecutive providing jobs for South American refugees or a CorruptCorporateExecutive who is exploiting them.
** Mack is said to be an art collector, but whether this means that he does it as a profession or that he's a RichIdiotWithNoDayJob living off his wife's money is unclear. The latter possibility could cast a different light on his efforts to have an affair with Tulip while claiming that they've had a LoveAtFirstSight moment.

* JustHereForGodzilla: ''Film/BreakingAway'' fans who aren't sure what to think about ''A Wedding'' as a whole still enjoy seeing Creator/DennisChristopher and Paul Dooley play a father and son a year before doing the same in the former movie.

** Bridesmaid Rosie Bean is one of the better-adjusted characters in the movie, but her husband is having an affair with her best friend, and the ending scene hints that she may suspect this.
---> '''Rosie:''' Yeah, I think [my wedding] was the happiest day of my life. But you're right, when it's over it gets real sad.

* ValuesDissonance: Luigi's brother is portrayed as a LovableSexManiac, but his tryst with a teenaged girl and the way his leers make some women uncomfortable haven't aged well.

* ValuesResonance: Gay groomsman Reedley is devoid of any stereotypical traits, his sexuality is an OpenSecret at the MilitarySchool, and no one displays any obvious homophobia toward him.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Dino's twin sister Daphne barely has any dialogue or significance after the thirty minute mark, despite an interesting introduction and her close ties to so many of the main characters.

** Tulip's husband mistreats her to the point where she contemplates having an affair, she has to go through a lot of grief and stress involving her daughters in the final act (including thinking that Muffin has died in a car crash), and she ultimately calls off the affair due to feeling that her AdultFear scare was God punishing her.
** After his mother-in-law forbade him from discussing his past and contacting his beloved family, Luigi has been mistaken for a mobster after marrying an UptownGirl who has since become a drug addict. Then, like Tulip, Luigi has to deal with some AdultFear about whether or not his son has died in a car crash.

* RetroactiveRecognition: ''Series/MorkAndMindy'' star Creator/PamDawber debuts here as Dino's ex-girlfriend.

--> '''Rosie:''' Yea, I think [my wedding] was the happiest day of my life. But you're right, when it's over it gets real sad.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Several of the film's minor characters are nearly as well-liked as the core characters.

** After his mother-in-law forbade him from discussing his past and contacting his beloved family, Luigi has been mistaken for a mobster after marrying an UptownGirl who has since become a drug addict.

** Luigi has been mistaken for a mobster after marrying an UptownGirl after his mother-in-law forbade him from discussing his past and contacting his beloved family, Luigi has been mistaken for a mobster after marrying an UptownGirl who has since become a drug addict.